Chigwamba Surname
642,991st
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 472 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi
Chigwamba Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 288 | 1:59,441 | 8,056 |
| Zimbabwe | 184 | 1:83,903 | 12,221 |
Chigwamba Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chigwamba Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chigwamba has its highest incidence in Malawi. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chigwamba? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 642,991st most frequently occurring surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 15,439,716 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chigwamba live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
Chigwamba is most common in Malawi, where it is borne by 288 people, or 1 in 59,441. Aside from Malawi this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Zimbabwe, where 39 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chingwamba | 95 | 1 | / |
| Chikwamba | 89 | 1,362 | / |
| Chigwemba | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chigwambo | 89 | 1 | / |
| Chingwomba | 84 | 4 | / |
| Chingwambe | 84 | 1 | / |
| Sigwamba | 82 | 1 | / |
| Chikwemba | 78 | 898 | / |
| Chicuamba | 78 | 51 | / |
| Chikwambi | 78 | 20 | / |
| Chicwambi | 78 | 2 | / |
| Chekwamba | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chikwambo | 78 | 1 | / |
| Shikwamba | 78 | 1 | / |
| Chukwuamba | 74 | 5 | / |
| Tshikwamba | 74 | 4 | / |
| Kikwamba | 71 | 58 | / |
| Sikwamba | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kicwamba | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chukwaunmba | 70 | 2 | / |
| Shikwambaha | 70 | 1 | / |
| Chikwembo | 67 | 61 | / |
| Chiquemba | 67 | 53 | / |
| Chicuambi | 67 | 11 | / |
| Chikuambi | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kikwambha | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chekuamba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sikwaamba | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chicuambe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaikwamba | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshikuamba | 63 | 4 | / |
| Sekwamba | 59 | 1 | / |
| Gikwambi | 59 | 1 | / |
| Sikwomba | 59 | 1 | / |
| Shekuamba | 56 | 95 | / |
| Chekwembo | 56 | 2 | / |
| Siekwambo | 56 | 1 | / |
| Kyokwamba | 56 | 1 | / |
| Chekwemboi | 53 | 1,123 | / |
| Chekwemboy | 53 | 3 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chigwamba
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis